Good news to Chad Johnson - ahem, pardon me - Chad Ocho Cinco Johnson. He has finally revealed his name change, and the National Football League has chosen to acknowledge it during Bengals games.
The back of his jersey will now read Ocho Cinco, and I must say on a scale of 1-10 (10 being I think this change is super cool) I'm giving him a -85. If he were willing to comment to the public, it could actually be more beneficial to people appreciating it more.
What many people may not know is that in 2006, the NFL celebrated Hispanic Heritage month, which gave him the idea to wear the number on the back of his jersey during pregame warmups. He was told it must be removed during the game based on the NFL's rules saying it was not his official last name.
Although people of the younger generation may believe he is the first to do the name change, he is not. One notable former football player Rod Smart created the moniker "He Hate Me" to put on the back of his XFL jersey, but when he made the NFL he had to have "Smart" on the back because it did not follow NFL rules, and he had not had a permanent name change. He did this because his coach placed him as 3rd string on his XFL team.
The crazy, sporadic things Chad Ocho Cinco does truly do surprise me, whether it be the obvious name change, the out-of-whack touchdown celebration dances, or his boastful attitude toward the public and the media. I cannot even imagine what he may do next, but I'm sure it will be out of this world, unless it's the injury he swears he can play with comfortably. Then I may be more interested in his professional football career.
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